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Jonah son of Amittai in the reign of Jeroboam II
Amaziah is assassinated while Jeroboam II expands Israel in fulfillment of the word spoken through Jonah son of Amittai. Amaziah’s partial obedience and pride are set beside the unexpected mercy God shows sinful Israel under Jeroboam II. The chapter also gives an important historical anchor by naming Jonah son of Amittai, connecting the royal history to the prophet later sent to Nineveh.
Second Kings explicitly identifies Jonah son of Amittai as the prophet whose word accompanied Jeroboam II’s restoration of Israel’s border. The book of Jonah opens with the same name and patronymic, making Kings the Bible’s direct historical cross-reference for Jonah’s prophetic identity while leaving the exact date of the Nineveh mission less precise.
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